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Cortinarius infractus.   Click a photo to enlarge it.   back to list

synonyms: Bitter Webcap, Bitterer Schleimkopf, Keserû pókhálósgomba
Cortinarius infractus Mushroom
Ref No: 6806
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location: North America, Europe
edibility: Poisonous/Suspect
fungus colour: Green, Brown
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky
spore colour: Rusty brown
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Cortinarius (Phlegmacium)infractus (Pers. ex Fr.) Fr.
Bitterer Schleimkopf Keserû pókhálósgomba Bitter Webcap Cap 3–10cm across, convex then umbonate or depressed, often wavy at the margin, chestnut to olive-brown, often paler at the centre. Stem 30–80´6–25mm, more or less swollen below, whitish tinged olive-brown at base, apex sometimes violaceous; cortina abundant, pale grey. Flesh whitish to ochre-buff, often tinged violaceous especially in stem apex. Taste bitter, smell none or faintly of radish. Gills olive-brown at first, finally umber. Spore print rust. Spores subglobose and roughened, 7–10 x 5–7µ. AgNO3 turns flesh black immediately. Habitat deciduous and coniferous woods. Season autumn. Occasional. Edibility suspect -avoid. Found In Europe and north America.

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